I want to give the awesome Android 5.1 experience to every Galaxy S2 user. I am here to help, so if you need help just post a new replay.
I will upload all I can on my own Google Drive, so when the Link is down someday send me a message.
This thread is ONLY for the Galaxy S2 GT-i9100 modell! Check it by going into settings -> about phone -> modell!
I am here to help, so if you have questions or problems post a reply here and I will give my best to help you.
Your warranty is now void.
I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
do some research about all the things I tell you
before doing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you. Hard. A lot.
Pre-requisits:
A1. Download Odin 3.07: HERE
A2. Download CWM Recovery:
A3. Download Phone Drivers [most not needed so only download when your phone doesn' get detected from your PC]: COMING SOON!
B1. [Optional - only if you need root on your Stock Rom] SuperSu: HERE
B2. [Optional - only if you don't want to have a so called Triangle which says that your device doesnt have OFFICIAL software anymore, check more!] Triangle Away: HERE
C1. Download your Android 5.1 Rom, here you can find some, but there will be some more:
- CyanogenMod 12.1 Unofficial [Most known Rom]: HERE
- CyanogenMod 12.1S Unofficial [Much more features from OnePlus One and more]: HERE
- Nameless Rom [Smoothes of all, and for me the stablest]: HERE
- Resurrection Remix Official [Most features of all these Roms, very smooth]: HERE
- OmniRom Unofficial [Simple but clever ]: HERE
C2. [Optional but really recommended!] Download Google Apps: HERE [TAKE ONE FOR ANDROID 5.1!]
C3. [Optional!!!] Download Apollo Custom Kernel (VERSION 8!), this will also bring TWRP Recovery to your phone (what I do prefer much than CWM):HERE and don't forget to install the Config App on your PHONE: HERE
A. So first let us start with giving you a new Recovery. I decided to show you because this is the most known one and there is no TWRP for it.
- Go to your PC and open Odin307.zip, now extract it somewhere and open Odin3 v.3.07.exe
- Take your S2 and bring it in Recovery Mode by shutting it down and then press Power+Home+Volume Down
- Now take your i9100 Galaxy S2 and connect it to PC with a USB Cable [it is recommended to use the cable which was delivered with the device]. Odin should now says something at ID:COM and under message should stand: "Added!".
- Check in Odin if ONLY THE FOLLOWING is crossed under Option: - Auto Reboot; F. Reset Time! NOTING MORE
- Now click in Odin on PDA and search your downloaded file called something like: "CWM-KitKatCompatible-i9100.tar"
- Let Odin check the md5 and after this is finished press "Start". Give your phone some time (up to 10 minutes) and wait until there is "Passed" in Odin.
- Your device has now lost garantee (only when you don't use Triangle Away) and you have a custom recovery
B. [OPTIONAL!] When you want to use Triangle Away or need root a last time on your Stock Firmware you have to root it first.
- Open AutoRoot S2 i9100.zip, now extract it somewhere and open Odin3 v.3.07.exe from inside the folder
- Take your S2 and bring it in Recovery Mode by shutting it down and then press Power+Home+Volume Down
- Now take your i9100 Galaxy S2 and connect it to PC with a USB Cable [it is recommended to use the cable which was delivered with the device]. Odin should now says something at ID:COM and under message should stand: "Added!".
- Now click in Odin on PDA and search your downloaded file called something like: "CF-Auto-Root-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
- Let Odin check the md5 and after this is finished press "Start". Give your phone some time (up to 10 minutes) and wait until there is "Passed" in Odin
If you now want to use Triangle Away read more at @Chainfire 's Official XDA Thread, linked at pre requisits!
C. Now we are at the Step to get your new Android Vanilla 5.1 Software. Go to the threads upside and take the Rom you most like, if you need help to decide I can help you
I would recommend you to use Resurrection Rom because for my S2 this was the smoothes one.
- Copy your downloaded Rom.zip and Gapps.zip to your micro SD Card from your S2
- Shut down your phone, then boot into Recovery by Holding Power+Home+Volume Up, release Power as soon as you see the "Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100" Logo, otherwise it will maybe reboot again.
- [Optional but recommended] You will see the TWRP Logo, then go to Backup and Restore and do a backup!
- Go to Factory Reset and do a factory reset, then go to wipe cache and wipe cache, then go to advanced and wipe Dalvik, then go to mounts and storage and wipe System, Data, Cache, boot and Internal Storage (default)
- Now go to install and choose you directoy where your downloaded zip's are, and choose your Rom, then press install again and choose your Gapps.zip and wait until it has finished
- [Optional] After finished installation go to Advanced and Wipe Dalvik again. Then reboot your phone.
Finished! You have now the newest Android 5.1 on your S2!
OPTINAL you can now install a custom Kernel but this is really OPTIONAL! First read something about custom kernels before doing so!
Download the zip and flash in Recovery, finished, then install the Config app on your phone. CHECK FIRST IF THE KERNEL WORKS FOR YOUR ROM! Apollo works for CyanogenMod, Resurrection Remix, the rest I don't know.
Please press THANKS if you find this Thread usefull!
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Also Check:
- How to Root Galaxy S6 SM-G920F: HERE
- How to Root and install Android 5.1 on i9300 Galaxy S3: HERE
- How to Root and install Android 5.1.X on i9505 Galaxy S4: HERE
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Hallo I have a galaxy s2 model i9100 which was on stock official android 2.3.6 gingerbread and I upgraded it to CWM 12.1 ANDROID 5.1 Custom rom....and then got these bugs.....
1.....the BACK button, OPTIONS button dont work...also the MENU/HOME [middle] button works as back button. .....its not a hardware problem coz they worked very well on Gingerbread the previous rom
2....when I call some one...he doesnt hear me and I also dont hear him....its the same issue when I activate loud speaker or insert HEADSETS.....
ITS NOT A HARDWARE PROBLEM because things were working well when on official android 2.3.6 stock......and also all the speakers work well on other apps....also, people dont hear me during calls and yet the mic WORKS VERY WELL FOR VOICE and VIDEO RECORDING FOR OTHER APPS including camera and voice recorder.....BUT STILL PEOPLE DONT HEAR ME DURING CALLS......
I then took it back to official android 4.1.2 jellybean AND I STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUES......STILL THE BUTTONS DONT WORK and also i dont hear people during calls and they dont hear me either......PLEASE HELP ME...this is a software problem.....I have tried factory reseting the phone and wiping all data on phone and still the same issue. ........AM NOT AN EXPERT TO ANDROID
THANKS....
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can i root my SG S2 GT-I9100 with kingo root apk or farmaroot then flash cwm recovery from "Rom Manager" app ??
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Hi
I have just Rooted my Samsung GS2 everything was going OK. Then through ROM Manager Premium I tried to Install Cyanogen Mod 7.10 Stable but it keeps failing .
Has anyone any helpful Tips . I am a Newbie.Is Rom Manager not suitable for Samsung GS2 . Thanks in anticipation .
Its stated in the Q&A thread,
atinm said:
Q: How do I install this?
A:
Latest version: http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=galaxys2 (for when nightlies are working normally)
Check the md5sum if you want to be sure that the download worked (different OSes have different programs that do md5, on ubuntu it is md5sum that you run against the zip you download and compare to the md5sum number shown on the download website). ROMManager does this automatically for ROMs you download via ROMManager.
- First time flashing CM 7 to your Galaxy S2 (or coming from another ROM)?
Only for the International version of the Galaxy S2, US versions like the AT&T have their own device specific builds.
Note: sometimes you need to flash twice back to back without a reboot in the middle. The install should take a little time, if it happens very quickly, flash again.
Install via ClockworkMod (do not use ROMManager for initial install):
Make sure you're running a rooted device.
Root your device and install ClockworkMod Recovery (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118693)
Do a Nandroid backup!
WIPE (wipe data/factory reset + wipe cache partition) - do it for real.
Install the ROM from internal sdcard using ClockworkMod Recovery.
Do not reboot! We mean it - do nothing except choose zip and continue next step (if you come back to us with permission issues in install, we will know you did not read the directions and will call you an idiot). If it just plain hangs, reboot directly back into ClockworkMod recovery and continue at the next step.
Install the ROM from internal sdcard using ClockworkMod Recovery, again (due to a bug in the install).
Reboot
Install the Google Addon through ROMManager which is easiest, but you can
download the gapps.zip and install via ClockworkMod recovery instead.
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Hi
I followed everything said but now I have a Yellow Triangle on the Opening Screen and I can not do anything .It won't re Boot I took out the Battery and still the same result.. I am sorry if i'm a fool but can anyone help
Hi there. Let me just start off by saying, despite my efforts, I still have next to no idea as to what I am doing.
My Phone: Galaxy SII i9100T (Australian Telstra variant), ICS 4.03
So today I decided to root my phone and install cyanogenmod 9 following a guide in a magazine (that was written for cyanogenmod 7 if that makes a difference). Initially it told me to root with SuperOneClick, but that wasn't working for my device as the program would eventually not respond.
After snooping around on the internet I eventually ended up rooting my phone (I think) with Odin 1.85 installing an image called CF-Root-SGS2_XW_NEE_LPG-v5.5-CWM5 under the PDA option (as per instructions of one particular website). That worked.
So then I consulted the magazine again, and it said to download the heimdall suite from the cyanogenmod wiki galaxy sII page, and run a program called zadig, list all devices, and change the 'Samsung Android' driver to whatever zadig installs. However, my phone did not come up as that, it came up as two other files, one with a driver called Modem, and the other with a driver that I cannot remember the name of. I can confirm that they were my phone and no other USB devices as they disappeared when I unplugged my phone. I chose the driver that wasn't called Modem. That seemed to work fine.
Next it said to install a clockworkmod image using the heimdall suite. The image was recovery-clockwork-5.5.0.4-galaxys2 ....I eventually got that to work.
However, no matter what I do now, I cannot get into the clockworkmod recovery screen to install cyanogenmod 9. Did I do something wrong? I think I may have made a mistake with zadig, as now it lists my phone as 4 devices: Samsung_Android, Samsung_Android, Samsung, and MTP.
I know this is an absolute mess of a situation, but I desperately need help. If I cant go through with the installation of cyanogenmod, can I at least reset everything back to normal like it was out of the box?
Any help would be very much appreciated.
You could e-mail the editor of the mag and complain
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
ultimatebestusername said:
Hi there. Let me just start off by saying, despite my efforts, I still have next to no idea as to what I am doing.
My Phone: Galaxy SII i9100T (Australian Telstra variant), ICS 4.03
So today I decided to root my phone and install cyanogenmod 9 following a guide in a magazine (that was written for cyanogenmod 7 if that makes a difference). Initially it told me to root with SuperOneClick, but that wasn't working for my device as the program would eventually not respond.
After snooping around on the internet I eventually ended up rooting my phone (I think) with Odin 1.85 installing an image called CF-Root-SGS2_XW_NEE_LPG-v5.5-CWM5 under the PDA option (as per instructions of one particular website). That worked.
So then I consulted the magazine again, and it said to download the heimdall suite from the cyanogenmod wiki galaxy sII page, and run a program called zadig, list all devices, and change the 'Samsung Android' driver to whatever zadig installs. However, my phone did not come up as that, it came up as two other files, one with a driver called Modem, and the other with a driver that I cannot remember the name of. I can confirm that they were my phone and no other USB devices as they disappeared when I unplugged my phone. I chose the driver that wasn't called Modem. That seemed to work fine.
Next it said to install a clockworkmod image using the heimdall suite. The image was recovery-clockwork-5.5.0.4-galaxys2 ....I eventually got that to work.
However, no matter what I do now, I cannot get into the clockworkmod recovery screen to install cyanogenmod 9. Did I do something wrong? I think I may have made a mistake with zadig, as now it lists my phone as 4 devices: Samsung_Android, Samsung_Android, Samsung, and MTP.
I know this is an absolute mess of a situation, but I desperately need help. If I cant go through with the installation of cyanogenmod, can I at least reset everything back to normal like it was out of the box?
Any help would be very much appreciated.
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I suggest you restart from scratch following these steps:
1. read everything about flashing and rooting you can find on this site (read stickies first)
2. same as 1.
3. same as 1.
4. flash the latest stock firmware for your phone
5. root your phone
6. finally flash some other ROM
As a general rule, do not forget to take extra precautions when you flash anything: ALWAYS DO A NANDROID BACKUP IN CWM...
Performs a wipe date , factory reset , then follow the guide;
[GUIDE] ROOT/UNROOT Stock ICS Firmware without flashing unsecure kernel
Simple way to root and unroot stock kernel without flashing insecure kernel.
Don't worry about custom counter and yellow triangle, with this method they never appear, because we only rooting, it's a rooting script not a custom kernel.
This rooting script included Busybox installer.
Rooting
Download this File first and put in your SDCARD
- CWM via stock recovery ;( http://dl.dropbox.com/u/34053267/CWM.zip) , or download zip from http://clockworkmod.com/rommanager
- SU-Busybox-Installer.zip ( https://dl.dropbox.com/u/34053267/SU-Busybox-Installer.zip )
Reboot to recovery.
Choose apply update from external storage.
Choose CWM.zip and wait until CWM recovery appear.
Choose install zip from sdcard or external SD
Choose and Install SU-Busybox-Installer.zip
Reboot
You are done and now your device is Rooted
Method 2
CF_Root + stock kernel + [optional] Mobile Odin Free version
Here, you use an older CF_Root kernel, and flash your newer stock kernel
Quote:
First, get a CF_Root kernel from CF_Root thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399. Just get the nearest one to your ROM. You can download any ICS kernel, it will do the job for the root only purpose
Flash the CF_Root kernel with odin
Now, flash again your stock kernel with odin. You can get a stock kernel from lyriquidperfection thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1619525
Do not forget to thank / donate to him
No stock kernels for you? use Mobile Odin free version (see below)
After flashing the stock kernel, root will usually stay and you will be reverted back to your stock recovery instead of CWM recovery
Warning: I'm a total n00b. I'm afraid I permanently wrecked my phone and I want to know if I can get it back to normal again.
Here is a step by step of what I think happened:
I tried flashing CyanogenMod 10.1 by using the ClockWork ROM Manager. I went to the Download ROM section of ROM Manager and found Cyanogen 10.1. It gave me the prompt "Backup existing ROM" and "Wipe Data and Cache," and I selected both. My phone started downloading the ROM. After it finished downloading the recovery menu popped up and I pressed Reboot System Now which I think was my first mistake.
It rebooted into Samsung's TouchWiz, not CyanogenMod, and asked me to sign into my Google account, which I did. I knew I had made a mistake so I went back to the ClockWork Recovery menu to start over. I made a backup of my ROM (which at this point was not even useful due to my first attempt), wiped the data/Factory Reset, wiped the cache, and wiped the Dalvik Cache. Then I tried to install the CyanogenMod ROM by going to "choose zip from sd card," however I couldn't find any ROM saved! I then tried to restore from a safe point, but no files could be found to restore from. At this point I panicked and hit "reboot system now" not knowing what it would do.
It rebooted into TouchWiz again, except this time with zero of my contacts, apps, anything. And it kept freezing every couple of seconds. I tried booting into the stock recovery image but instead of the menu it asked me if I was sure I wanted to download a custom OS. First I said no and it just froze again. Then I said yes and it started downloading something. My phone currently has the green android in the middle, and up top it says Odin Mode/Custom Binary Download: No/Current Binary: Samsung Official. It hasn't changed in about 20 minutes.
At this point I just want to get out of the jam I created and hopefully get some files back, especially the photos I have saved. Can anyone help me?
ps sorry for the long post
Well the good news is that as long as your phone is booting all the way into ANY OS, you're doing okay. Here at XDA, the ROM MANAGER method is frowned upon. From this point, your best (safest) bet is a clean slate, and I think that the best way for you to get there is to ODIN to stock touchwiz jellybean 4.1.2 (UCMD8) -then start the root - ROM process over again.
Odin 1.85 or 3.07 will both work
the UCMD8 firmware can be found in creepyncrawly's download repository
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gschmutz said:
...I tried booting into the stock recovery image but instead of the menu it asked me if I was sure I wanted to download a custom OS. First I said no and it just froze again. Then I said yes and it started downloading something. My phone currently has the green android in the middle, and up top it says Odin Mode/Custom Binary Download: No/Current Binary: Samsung Official. It hasn't changed in about 20 minutes...
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What you describe here indicates that you booted into download mode, not recovery. Although it seems as though the phone is actively downloading something, it's just entered a ready-to-receive mode until you actively tell ODIN to send data (from a PC).
the keypress to get into download mode or recovery:
download mode: usb cable PLUGGED IN; vol- & vol+ & power --> until the prompt appears, then release and follow the instructions on screen
recovery: usb cable UNPLUGGED; vol- & vol+ & power --> until bootlogo appears, then release, and the phone should continue to boot into recovery.
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Once you're comfotably back to stock, this is the easiest way to get from stock to custom recovery on the i777:
Framaroot <-- tool to establish root-access to the device
Mobile Odin Lite <-- tool that uses root-access to install...
Custom Kernel <-- a custom kernel (there are many available) installed primarily to provide cwm recovery, but are also commonly used to:
-install a different ROM
-provide additional functionality to the existing ROM
-backup your ROM install
-install a different kernel
-flash cleanup scripts
-and many many other things
The ROMs are usually packaged with their own kernels, so the kernel used above only remains in place until another ROM is flashed, which will overwrite the existing recovery with one specifically designed for the ROM flashed.
This guide will walk you through the steps, but read through the thread carefully to be sure that you understand everything before leaping.
-happy flashing
Great thank you so much! I will try to flash Jelly Bean when I get home from work. You lifted a weight from my chest.
Here's another update before I go any further. Late last night my phone stopped its bootloader cycle and seemed to be stably running TouchWiz on 4.1.2, and it is still rooted. It has been running stable all day. Do you think I still need to flash stock TouchWiz using ODIN before trying anything with my phone?
gschmutz said:
...running TouchWiz on 4.1.2, and it is still rooted. It has been running stable all day. Do you think I still need to flash stock TouchWiz using ODIN before trying anything with my phone?
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probably not, I'm glad to hear that things have stabilised.
From here, my strongest recommendation is that whenever you flash firmware, do some house-cleaning:
-either run a rom-wipe script before-hand
OR (at least)
-factory reset
-format /system
I have a Sprint Galaxy Note 3.
As of yesterday it was functioning perfectly with a rooted stock Android 5.0 I tried to put a custom rom on it so I could use xposed and it has been borked ever since, I will list the steps I took and everything I've tried and their results below:
(I did full wipes in between each different flash)
1. Flashed TWRP with Odin (worked)
2. Flashed CyanogenMod with TWRP (worked)
3. Booted into CM to discover I could not get any data connection (could still make calls)
3. Booted to TWRP and flashed DarkLord rom (said there were errors [writing symlinks], caused boot loop)
4. Tried step 3 with Norma rom, CivZ rom, and a Stock Rooted rom (all same results of boot loop)
5. Booted to download mode and tried to flash samsung stock kitkat (just said failed)
6. Booted to download mode and tried to flash samsung stock lolipop (failed)
7. Booted back to TWRP and flashed CM again (this time not only no data, but no calls either)
Seems like maybe one of the issues may be the abundance of region codes and whatnot for all of these roms (including samsung official) and none of them seem to be for USA.
Does anyone have any suggestions or help to offer that I haven't already tried? I don't care what the rom is at this point, I just need a working phone that makes calls and has data as I'm out of town away from family and need to be in touch.
That said, obviously my preference would be to have a rooted KitKat rom so I can install xposed, or a rooted lolipop that isn't a samsung ART (for the same reason), but I'll genuinely be happy with anything that works.
I could be wrong, but is it maybe best to stick with CM simply because it's the only thing that will boot right now? If so how would I go about solving the non existence of a network connection.
I am also using Ting as a provider and they hop off Sprint networks. I had full bars of signal in this location the entire time when I was stock. Thanks in advance!
HunterNIU said:
I have a Sprint Galaxy Note 3.
As of yesterday it was functioning perfectly with a rooted stock Android 5.0 I tried to put a custom rom on it so I could use xposed and it has been borked ever since, I will list the steps I took and everything I've tried and their results below:
(I did full wipes in between each different flash)
1. Flashed TWRP with Odin (worked)
2. Flashed CyanogenMod with TWRP (worked)
3. Booted into CM to discover I could not get any data connection (could still make calls)
3. Booted to TWRP and flashed DarkLord rom (said there were errors, caused boot loop)
4. Tried step 3 with Norma rom, CivZ rom, and a Stock Rooted rom (all same results of boot loop)
5. Booted to download mode and tried to flash samsung stock kitkat (just said failed)
6. Booted to download mode and tried to flash samsung stock lolipop (failed)
7. Booted back to TWRP and flashed CM again (this time not only no data, but no calls either)
Seems like maybe one of the issues may be the abundance of region codes and whatnot for all of these roms (including samsung official) and none of them seem to be for USA.
Does anyone have any suggestions or help to offer that I haven't already tried? I don't care what the rom is at this point, I just need a working phone that makes calls and has data as I'm out of town away from family and need to be in touch.
That said, obviously my preference would be to have a rooted KitKat rom so I can install xposed, or a rooted lolipop that isn't a samsung ART (for the same reason), but I'll genuinely be happy with anything that works.
I could be wrong, but is it maybe best to stick with CM simply because it's the only thing that will boot right now? If so how would I go about solving the non existence of a network connection.
I am also using Ting as a provider and they hop off Sprint networks. I had full bars of signal in this location the entire time when I was stock. Thanks in advance!
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1. Power off your phone completely
2. Boot into download mode (power + volume down button - then press volume up button to get into download)
3. Use Odin to flash this, which is the tar for OC5 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-sprint/development/romodin-t3095540
4. Reboot into STOCK recovery and factory default reset. If you skip this step, you will have issues
5. Once booted into OS, power off again and re-do step # 2 to get into download mode
6. Use Odin to flash TWRP
7. Once complete, immediately reboot into TWRP, or you will be dumped into stock recovery next time you try to get into recovery. I've done it this way since MJ4 and never had an issue.
8. Wipe everything including internal storage - NOT your external SD
9. Install ROM of your choice; I would recommend this one which is deodex and will allow you to install Xposed - http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-sprint/development/rom-t3132662
10. Profit
Good luck!
rpenrod23 said:
1. Power off your phone completely
2. Boot into download mode (power + volume down button - then press volume up button to get into download)
3. Use Odin to flash this, which is the tar for OC5 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-sprint/development/romodin-t3095540
4. Reboot into STOCK recovery and factory default reset. If you skip this step, you will have issues
5. Once booted into OS, power off again and re-do step # 2 to get into download mode
6. Use Odin to flash TWRP
7. Once complete, immediately reboot into TWRP, or you will be dumped into stock recovery next time you try to get into recovery. I've done it this way since MJ4 and never had an issue.
8. Wipe everything including internal storage - NOT your external SD
9. Install ROM of your choice; I would recommend this one which is deodex and will allow you to install Xposed - http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-sprint/development/rom-t3132662
10. Profit
Good luck!
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Thank you so much for such a quick response! I'm downloading the file now and will be trying this as soon as it's completed. Also the rom you recommended was one I tried that failed, but hopefully with your extra steps it will work because it looks exactly like what I'm looking for.
UPDATE:
That worked fantastic @rpenrod23 thank you so much! Where is your donate button?
about: Samsung S5 G901F
I don't know what i am doing wrong, but I cannot install the xposed framework for Android 6.0.1
What I did so far:
1) installed a new stock rom
2) installed CF auto root, I have a confirmed SU.
3) in Recovery mode I try to install all Xposed framework zips from my SD card, but I always get an error message that the file check was not good.
Please give advice .
you can't install xposed framework on samsung devices on lollipop or marshmallow if its had a stock rom,if you try to..
the phone will get bootloop, if you want to install it,i suggest you install a custom rom,
it WILL NOT work on stock samsung devices.
After installing any custom rom,go here
You can install Xposed on stock Samsung roms. You just need the Touchwiz version.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/unofficial-xposed-samsung-lollipop-t3180960
I succeeded installing CWM (Clockwork mod recovery).
In short what I did:
1a) Download kies 3 from samsung for the USB drivers to connect to your phone.
1b) Download Odin latest version, or older which comes with a specific software you want to install, usually latest works.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711451
1c) Shutdown phone completely. Press volume down + power button + home button at the same time, to enter ODIN download mode.
1d) connect phone by USB and you should see a blue light and COMX, where X can be any number like COM5, etc. If you see this then
the connection between ODIN and mobile is ok. Please don't touch the USB cable as you can easily loose connection. In worst case
you need to Flash any Android stock rom with ODIN again , which can be found at Sammobile for instance. I had to do this because
my phone lost connection and the flash operation failed. When I boot my phone I only saw ODIN screen. Thankfully you can always
flash stock rom back. In my case, I read something about a locked boot loader etc etc... that would be a bit more work....
Unpack until you see a MD5 file. In Odin you click "Phone" or "AP". The file will be checked, that takes about 10 seconds, after that you can press
"start". After flashing you should clear cache and user data, otherwise you will see the Samsung screen for endless time.
1) I have android 6.01 and the CF auto root works perfectly http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1980683
Use Odin to flash, put file into phone or AP.
2) downlad CWM from http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/help/sm-g901f-to-s5-how-to-root-t2882104
Put the file, leave it zipped/packed, dont unpack it, put it into phone or AP again and start the ODIN flashing.
3) download Xposed framework, the right version. I am so far. I downloaded version SDK23, because that is the version for Android 6.0.X, but I got a message that it was for android 5.0 SDK 21, I am puzzled. Will try again.....
@es0tericcha0s, thank you will have a look at that.
Ah, i forgot I got sooo frustrated that I downgraded to 5.x to test the power consumption, if its better than 6.01, that I thought I still have 6.01 installed. But my stock rom is 5.x. downloading again, but now 5.x version ARM. Should work now.....
Edit: Flashed 6.01 android and Xposed ARM SDK23 installs fine...
Also installing Amplify, I read it about it that it works well with Greenify...
Amplify seems to be an impressive piece of software. Ir permits me to limit alarms and wakelocks! I can set the period of time it has to wait until it's alarm or is permitted to wake up. Wow....nice.
es0tericcha0s said:
You can install Xposed on stock Samsung roms. You just need the Touchwiz version.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/unofficial-xposed-samsung-lollipop-t3180960
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ooh,thx for correcting me up